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KPMG’s bank audits needed improvements for an “unacceptable” third year running and the accounting firm will be closely monitored, Britain’s auditing watchdog said on Friday in an unusually ...

It will take 20 years to repay borrowings by the UK government for pandemic spending, reports released on Friday showed. The British government will be exposed to financial risks from its £372 ...

Bitcoin has fallen to about half its record high in April of $63,000, and it’s been holding in that range for some time. A rebound is expected by many analysts, ...

Tunisia and Japan celebrated unexpected golds on the opening day of swimming medal events before normal service was resumed with the Australian women’s 4x100m freestyle relay team smashing ...

Opening up part of Varosha leaves refugees in a terrible quandary Instead of the government stopping just short of declaring as traitors those Varosha refugees who choose to claim their ...

After protests to the UK, which drafted the UN Security Council Presidential Statement on Varosha, the Cyprus government succeeded in having a reference to the “Turkish and Turkish Cypriot leaders” ...

DÉJÀ VU. We appeared to have engaged in some time travel in the last week and returned to the eighties when high anxiety gripped the country over the wording ...

The importance of Cyprus to the Turks President Erdogan has been and gone. His visit was done to show the importance of Cyprus to the Turks, but that does not ...

Having ties to Cyprus, I read The Cyprus Mail, and I fully agree with the advice given in the article: “Archbishop again appeals to young to get jabbed” (July 18). I ...

According to a New York Times articles dated July 18, 2021, Cyprus ranks 5th in a table of countries with the most Covid-19 cases in the world per 100,000 residents in the last ...

My weekly heart and soul uplift thanks to Patroclos in the Cyprus Mail’s Coffeeshop every Sunday was special today (July 18) as it mirrored many of my comments. The big ...

The value of cryptocurrencies has skyrocketed by almost 500% in just the past year. And, bitcoin is leading the race as the most valuable digital currency in the market today. It ...

The health ministry announced three deaths from Covid-19 on Saturday and 789 new infections after 74,198 tests, a positivity rate of 1.06 per cent. Hospitals were treating 259 Covid patients, 69 in serious or critical ...

The Vatican released information on its real estate holdings for the first time on Saturday, revealing it owns more than 5,000 properties as part of its most detailed financial disclosures ever. ...

Haiti bid a rowdy farewell to assassinated president Jovenel Moise on Friday as his funeral was roiled by nearby gunfire and protests, prompting a high-level U.S. delegation to leave ...

Tokyo 2020’s oldest competitor, 66-year-old Australian horse rider Mary Hanna, said on Saturday she also aimed to take part in the 2024 Olympics unless her body gave way. Hanna represents her ...

There are two options for chocoholics with a penchant for premium bars: either go cold turkey, or sink some serious dosh into luxe bars of the confection. Challenge accepted? Then, ...

Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides will travel to Israel on Sunday for a two-day working visit following an invitation from his counterpart Yair Lapid. Christodoulides will hold consultations with Lapid, the ...

Sunday is set to be an important day for Cypriot athletes at the Tokyo Olympic Games, with several involved in their first endeavours. Cyclist Andri Christoforou, one of the island’...

Non-performing exposures (NPEs) rose slightly in April pushed upwards by increased restructuring, according to Central Bank data released on Saturday. NPEs in April reached €5.14bn compared with €5.13bn the previous ...

The Met service issued yet another thunderstorm warning, this time for Sunday afternoon. The warning is valid between 1pm and 5pm, the service said. Earlier Saturday, the service issued a ...

The ministry of health on Saturday announced 70 testing sites where the public can get a free rapid test. Results are given within 30 minutes or are sent by text message. A ...

The Miami-Dade County fire and rescue department on Friday declared an end to its search for human remains in the rubble of a Florida condominium tower that collapsed on June 24, ...

Where do you live? Nicosia and Paphos What did you have for breakfast? A sandwich Describe your perfect day A day in nature Best book ever read? Generally I like ...